<p>I got in fairly easily. I didn’t even write down all my activies and stuff. What was important IMO was that I actually had a bajillion leadership things to write down in junior year already, vs other people who had none.</p>
<p>But it is a pretty stupid thing anyway. At my school, all they do is host a dance for money and run some charity things. I’ll probably run for officer position w/ someone that will actually do things, win, and not go half the time.</p>
<p>A possible reason for rejection is the teachers’ negative opinions of certain students. Some of the common criteria for getting into NHS are community service, academic achievement, and teachers’ views. At my school, the group means nothing anyways.</p>
<p>Folks,</p>
<p>National Honor Society, like Who’s who in American High School Students is a marketing scam. Prep schools tell kids to just throw the direct mail market away. These companies buy mailing lists from ACT and College Board and sent you direct mail to get you to pay the fee and buy stuff. They randomly select “members.” to make it seem legit. </p>
<p>On the other hand, some schools use NHS as a infrastucture for honoring high acheiving students. If your school uses it, jump on board. But keep in mind that lots of high-end school and colleges think if it as a marketing scam - put it on your college app and they will think you are a sucker, who got pulled in by direct mail marketing - unless you go on the describe YOUR school’s NHS program. </p>
<p>Don’t include it in a list of honors
Do include it in an essay</p>
<p>So I’m guessing I’m not a total idiot for not applying? The advisor who run’s my schools NHS is a joke and a lot of the students in it are pretentious jokes themselves. Some people have said “it’s sooooooooo important for college” or “it looks sooooooooo good”, but I have far better extra-curriculars than them even without NHS. Is it really THAT important? How much will an ivy or top-tier school weigh it?</p>
<p>NHS doesn’t mean anything to anyone. Some of the dumbest kids in my school are in there whereas some of the smartest kids aren’t in it. The student ranked 3rd in my class was rejected from NHS 2 times but then got accepted into Stanford EA (Yes, he survived the Stanford Slaughter) and even got a letter from the admission office telling him how highly they thought of his dedication to community service and helping others in need. But the president of our NHS, she was rejected from every single one of her top choices and will be going to BU next year even though she said that was going to be her safety. All in all, NHS is the biggest waste of time. If you make it, good for you but if you don’t, honestly, it’s not going to make the slightest difference at all.</p>
<p>NHS? I didn’t get in. Oh, that’s right. I didn’t apply; as far as I’m concerned NHS is Not Highly Significant.</p>